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(405) Choosing a High Security Lock

Bill Johnson · tutorial · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

Lock-picking YouTuber Bill Johnson (BosnianBill) explains how to choose a high-security lock and why, showing examples and comparing designs. It covers what makes some padlocks more pick-resistant than others.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN users recommend it as an amusing, practical overview of padlocks from cheap to high security.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2017

What HN commenters said

  1. “I'd recommend these videos”

    Guide to choosing a high security lock.

    Zancarius, 2016-08 · Recommendation · in “Hacker Unlocks ‘High Security’ Electronic Safes Without a Trace”

  2. “Here's an amusing overview of available padlocks, starting with crap Master Locks and moving upward.”

    Overview of padlocks from cheap to high security.

    Animats, 2017-03 · Recommendation · in “The Document Which Used to Be Called the MIT Lockpicking Guide (1992)”

  3. “In this amusing video this guy goes over details of different locks”

    Compares lock designs and why they differ in pick resistance.

    javajosh, 2017-09 · Recommendation · in “Coding in the open: how to do it securely”

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Topics: lockpicking, padlocks, physical security, pick resistance

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